R.I.P. Norman Mailer

"Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise.”

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. -- William Hazlitt

In one final, hurried telephone call, Mr. Aung Zaw said, one of his long-time sources said goodbye. “We have done enough,” he said the source told him. “We can no longer move around. It is over to you, we cannot do anything any more. We are down. We are hunted by soldiers, we are down.”

NYTimes - Article here

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Just by paying attention a little bit and having a little bit more common sense, it's easy to assess the situation in Myanmar, and have a clear understanding of what is and what isn't, and what is likely to happen to these protesters. What befuddles me, is that there is an actual human being that writes for the government's official site. This ( Read more... )

I'm obsessed with Ne-Yo's new album.  I want to meet a man that thinks the way his lyrics are. That's the new goal.

I forgot how much I love Blow Pops until I saw a huge box of them near my job and bought about 10. They had the strawberry flavored ones, too! Those are my favorite. Is it inappropriate to eat a lollipop at my desk at work? Methinks ( Read more... )

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy

I think I have anger management issues today. Severe ones.

Dr. Rydell:  Now then we need to go over some ground rules. You are to refrain from any any acts of violence including verbal assault and vulgar hand gestures. You may not use rage enhancing substances, such as caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, crack cocaine, slippy-flippy's, jelly stingers, ( Read more... )